How to Create an Enterprise Web Pad

The Enterprise Web Pad configuration provides a starting point for creating portable devices primarily intended for accessing the Internet. To create an Enterprise Web Pad, you can use the New Platform Wizard that includes a pre-configured option, or you can build a custom platform by selecting the appropriate features for your device.

The New Platform Wizard creates an Enterprise Web Pad image that includes a set of components for a variety of devices. Once you have created your initial Web Pad, you can customize the configuration by adding components from the Platform Builder catalog or by adding customized features, files, or drivers that you develop. For more information about default components for this configuration, see Enterprise Web Pad Features.

Hardware and Software Assumptions

• Your Platform Builder installation includes a CEPC x86 board support package (BSP).
• You have a CEPC already configured. For more information about configuring a CEPC, see How to set up a CEPC and How to Use the IDE to Create, Customize, and Build a Platform.

To track your progress in the following table, select the check box next to each step.

	Step	Topic
	1. Create a platform for the Enterprise Web Pad. The following list shows the choices to make: When you choose a BSP, select CEPC: x86. When you choose a configuration, choose Enterprise Web Pad.	Creating a Platform
	2. (Optional) Add to the configuration. For example, you can choose additional networking and communications features that were not included in the original image.	Additions to a Platform
	3. Customize the shell. You can customize the user interface to adapt to your hardware device.	Creating a Custom Shell
	4. (Optional) Add Touch Screen functionality to your Web Pad device. For example, add this functionality if your Web Pad device uses a stylus rather than a mouse for input.	Touch Screen (Stylus) Overview
	5. Prepare to build the Enterprise Web Pad.	Preparing to Build a Project
	6. Build the platform. From the Set Active Platform Configuration dialog box, choose <Platform Name> CEPC: x86 Win32 (WCE x86) Debug.	Building a Platform
	7. Download the OS image to the CEPC. The following list shows the choices to make: In the Download and Kernel Transport list boxes, choose Ethernet. For both the Download and the Kernel Transport, click Configure and choose your CEPC from the Available Devices list.	Downloading an OS Image to a Target Device
	8. Test the new configuration on the CEPC by using your new OS image to access the Internet.	Testing an Internet connection from a CEPC

See Also

Mobile Phone Configuration | Platform Modification | Emulator | Emulator Skin XML Schema | OS Configurations How-to Topics

Last updated on Wednesday, April 13, 2005

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